P6 Senior Planner

AWE; Aldermaston; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9-day working fortnight

Pension scheme (9–13% company match)

Maternity/Paternity leave policies

Career development opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Life Assurance

Discounts on everyday spending

Special Leave Policy

Job summary

AWE is recruiting a Senior Planner in the UK. On-site only role based between Reading and Basingstoke, with a 9-day working fortnight and generous leave.

You will maintain the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and support Task Managers with rhythms, schedule integrity and stakeholder communications. You will provide planning expertise to internal customers, implement planning processes and produce reporting deliverables, while supporting long-range operational planning and building strong

Qualifications

• Experience of planning on projects/programmes in a dynamic, delivery focused environment.
• Advanced level of skill with Oracle Primavera P6.
• Skills in Microsoft Office.
• Qualification in an appropriate business or technical discipline, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality project controls planning capability through IMS development and maintenance.
• Lead planning activities across the full project lifecycle with alignment to scope and delivery strategy.
• Undertake schedule analysis, dependencies, variance analysis and forecasting.
• Facilitate planning workshops and peer reviews to ensure governance and standards.
• Identify risks and provide early warning and recovery options to stakeholders.

Skills

Oracle Primavera P6

Microsoft Office

Education

Business/Technical discipline

Job description

We are now building a team to deliver this next chapter and we are looking for exceptional people who want to work at the cutting edge of science, engineering and programme delivery.

Location: RG7 4PR, located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking

Package: Salary from £49,830 - £78,770 (depending on suitability, qualifications, and experience)

Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight. We will consider flexible working requests so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know your preferred working pattern on your application.

Please note this role will require you to be onsite 100% of the time

Closing Date: 31st October 2026

Ready to play your part? At AWE, it’s not just a job, it’s far more than that. Our shared purpose is to help keep the nation safe. Could this role be the opportunity for you to play your part?

As a Senior Planner, you will deliver the complete planning capability within the business by maintaining the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS). You will support Task Managers with business rhythms, schedule integrity, network analysis, and communications with programme and business teams.

You’ll provide planning expertise to internal customers, implement planning processes and policies, and produce planning and reporting deliverables in line with agreed business rhythms. This role also involves supporting long-range operational programme planning and developing strong stakeholder relationships.

As Part Of Your Role, You Will

• Deliver high-quality project controls planning capability through the development, maintenance and assurance of complex Integrated Master Schedules (IMS), providing accurate, timely and defensible forecasts to inform critical programme decisions
• Lead and support planning activities across the full project lifecycle, ensuring alignment to scope, cost and delivery strategy under configuration control
• Undertake schedule analysis and performance management, including critical path, dependencies, variance analysis and forecasting, to provide clear insight into current and future delivery positions
• Facilitate planning workshops and provide independent assurance and challenge through peer reviews, schedule health checks and adherence to planning standards and governance
• Drive continuous improvement and planning excellence, evolving processes, tools and capability while championing best practice across the programme
• Identify emerging risks, trends and delivery threats, providing early warning, recovery options and decision support to stakeholders
• Lead, coach and mentor junior planners, developing planning capability and embedding consistent standards of quality, integrity and delivery excellence across teams
• Champion the highest standards of safety, health, environment, security and quality, recognising the critical importance of these principles in delivering a programme central to the UK’s national security.

Whilst Not a Checklist, a Senior Planner Should Demonstrate

• Experience of planning on projects/programmes in a dynamic, delivery focused environment
• Advanced level of skill with Oracle Primavera P6
• Skills in Microsoft Office.
• Qualification in an appropriate business or technical discipline, or equivalent experience.

Some Reasons We Think You’ll Love It Here

• 9-day working fortnight – every other Friday off, plus 270 hours of annual leave.
• Market-leading contributory pension scheme (we pay between 9% and 13% depending on your contributions).
• Family-friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay; Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay.
• Professional career development opportunities, including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body.
• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services.
• Life Assurance (4 x annual salary).
• Discounts on everyday spending.
• Special Leave Policy, including paid time off for volunteering, public service, and caring.

For full details, visit the ‘Working at AWE’ page on our website and check out the AWE Benefits Guide.

Important Things You Need To Know

• You will need to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. This will be funded by AWE. The nature of our work does mean you need to be a British Citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 5 years in order to apply for SC clearance and 10 years for DV.
• We want you to feel comfortable and able to shine during our recruitment process. Please let us know on your application form if you need any adjustments/accommodations during the process.
• Our interviews typically take place over Teams and for most roles are a 1 stage process.

Our ambition is to create workplaces where we recognise and celebrate differences, encourage diverse contributions and our employees feel able to be themselves at work. We strive to create a genuine culture of openness and inclusion and encourage diverse applicants. Any inclusion information you provide will be stored in accordance with GDPR and kept separate from your application form and CV, and the information will not be shared with anyone involved in interviewing or making hiring decisions.

Please note that you must be a British Citizen to apply for a role with us.